Have You Noticed That Limes Are Suddenly Crazy Expensive?

Have you noticed that limes are suddenly wildly more expensive than they used to be? When I read that the average price for a lime in U.S. grocery stores is now 53 cents, up from 21 cents, I had to laugh. I'd love to find 50-cent limes. I've been paying up to $1.50 for a single measly lime in my grocery store. Have you noticed this too? Here's why limes suddenly went sky-high.

We're in the middle of what should be peak lime harvest in Mexico. Mexico is by far the largest producer of limes for the U.S. market, but it's been a bad year in the lime groves. There was terrible weather when the trees were budding in the spring; storms knocked buds off trees and essentially killed off much of the developing crop. Add to that drug cartel unrest in the largest lime-growing region, and you have soaring lime prices.